Why a huge fan of Diana?
They tune into the weddings and coronations and funerals because of the English genuis for pageantry. The beauty of their traditions knock the socks off people - particularly anyone with an eye for beauty, design and bloody brilliant organization. Have you never visited a museum to look at Royal Egyptian art? Romanov art? Hapsburg art, design and the awe-inspiring Royal carriages?
Sure, I've visited museums to look at that stuff. But we're not talking about visiting museums here. People are excited about "the wedding" right now, when they're not seeing a moment of that pagaentry. I don't obsess about going to a museum for months before I actually go. And when I go, I'm seeing the stuff in person, up close. Those who watch are going to be seeing this stuff on TV. So to use your analogy, it's like being excited for months about watching a Discovery Channel special on Hapsburg art. So I don't find that explanation all that convincing
It's just that it's the Royals!. A PRINCESS!! And the glamour of watching a bunch of pampered people dress up. It's the Kennedy worship with a better accent, less alcohol, and no rapes.
Well, just the fact that you call great art “stuff,” tells me you’re just not that into it. That’s OK; we all have our own interests. By the way, I’d be happy to watch a program on Hapsburg art on tv.
It’s the media that obsesses over these Royal Weddings not people who watch them. And why shouldn’t there be an audience for them? They’re beautifully orchestrated and we women want to see what Kate Middleton is going to wear without snide remarks from Joan Rivers. It’s also fun and educational. Americans who don’t get to travel will see London at its most polished and impressive. They will get to see Westminster Abbey in all its glory. I just don’t believe it’s all about a Princess. Personally, I think Kate Middleton is a fairly attractive, anorexic girl who is marrying a prematurely bald young man.
I loved Diana Spencer because I thought she was one of the most glamorous and beautiful women I had ever seen - especially in a Brit, lol! I felt the same way about Elizabeth Taylor. I’m a sucker for beauty.
By the way, if you think the Royal Brits don’t drink like a Kennedy, you didn’t pay much attention to Princess Margaret, lol!